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regulating corrosive water
Author(s) -
Anderson Robert,
Berry Donna
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr017i006p01571
Subject(s) - water supply , environmental science , natural resource economics , principal (computer security) , corrosion , water resource management , environmental planning , business , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental engineering , economics , computer science , materials science , metallurgy , operating system
This paper examines an EPA proposal to regulate the corrosivity of drinking water in a benefit‐cost framework. The principal benefits from reducing corrosivity include improvements in health and lower maintenance expenditures for water supply systems and households. Despite considerable uncertainty over the magnitude of these benefits, treatment seems warranted, with the possible exception of very small systems.